Job Description BASIC FUNCTION : This person will serve as the expert on Special Education policy, procedure, and protocol. This person will coordinate the evaluation process and coordinate the writing, preparation and monitoring of Individualized Educational Programs and Evaluation Team Reports for students. This person will ensure that all evaluation components are appropriate, of high quality, and procedurally correct. Additionally, this person will make administrative and teaching staff aware of accommodations that are to be provided to students. EMPLOYMENT MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS : · Bachelors degree in Special Education · Ability to become familiar with Special Education concepts · Ability to become familiar with Special Education policies and regulations of the Ohio Department of Education, of the United States Department of Education (including Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and No Child Left Behind), and of The Drive Mind Group · Ability to generate, record, and maintain information and statistical data · Ability to interact in a professional manner with contracted professionals and students · Must be able to maintain confidentiality of student records and school business · Must have strong organizational and communication skills · Proficient in Microsoft Office software and software utilized within The Drive Mind Group · Appropriate criminal records check by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation and/or Federal Bureau of Investigation · Meets all health requirements as mandated by law · Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with all employees RESPONSIBILITIES: · Demonstrates knowledge of Special Education policy, procedure, and protocol · Coordinates the efforts of the Intervention Assistance Team in identifying students requiring Special Education services · Coordinates the efforts of the Intervention Assistance Team in performing Evaluation Team Reports · Coordinates the writing and preparation of students Individualized Education Plans · Works with teachers and related service providers on writing collaborative goals for the IEP · Provides administrative and teaching staff accommodations that are to be provided to students. · Makes sure that all necessary paperwork is obtained for Evaluation Team Reports and Individualized Education Plans, that all needed signatures are obtained, that all time deadlines are met, and that all procedural safeguards for students and parents have been followed and are in place · Reviews all evaluation components, IEP goals, and progress reports to make sure that they are of high quality, appropriate, and procedurally correct · Monitors the progress of each IEP student in reaching his or her IEP goals and objectives and reconvenes the team as necessary to make revisions or works with the building staff to complete · Keeps Special Education Director abreast of Special Education needs of assigned schools · Serves as a member of the building Administrative Team while on campus · Performs other duties on as-needed basis as determined by Special Education Director · Travel as needed